On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 06:27:19PM +0300, Serhiy Storchaka wrote:
> 2. Change the semantic of f-strings. Make it closer to the semantic of
> str.format(): evaluate all subexpressions first than format them. This
> can be implemented in two ways:
>
> 2a) Add additional instructions for stack manipulations. This will slow
> down f-strings.
>
> 2b) Introduce a new complex opcode that will replace FORMAT_VALUE and
> BUILD_STRING. This will speed up f-strings.
If the aim here is to be an optimization, then I vote strongly for 2b.
That gives you *faster f-strings* that have the same order-of-evaluation
of normal method calls, so that when you optimize str.format into an
f-string, not only is the behaviour identical, but they will be even
faster than with option 3.
Python's execution model implies that
obj.method(expression_a, expression_b)
should fully evaluate both expressions before they are passed to the
method. Making str.format a magical special case that violates that rule
should be a last resort.
In this case, we can have our cake and eat it too: both the str.format
to f-string optimization and keeping the normal evaluation rules. And as
a bonus, we make f-strings even faster.
I say "we", but of course it is Serhiy doing the work, thank you.
Is there a down-side to 2b? It sounds like something you might end up
doing at a later date regardless of what you do now.
--
Steve
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